[R] new version of Rcmdr package

[John Fox]

Dear R-announce list members,

I've uploaded to CRAN a new version of my Rcmdr package, which provides a 
cross-platform basic-statistics GUI for R. This version has a few new 
features, but mostly addresses some problems that arose with the original 
version. The relevant portion of the CHANGES file for the package is appended.

As before, suggestions and reports of problems are appreciated.

John

---- CHANGES ----

Version 0.8-3

     o Changed Compute dialog to use with(activeDataSet, expression) rather 
than to evaluate the expression in the global environment.

     o Added RcmdrPager function for non-Windows systems, a version of the 
tkpager modified slightly to use the Rcmdr monospaced font and a white 
background. This is for non-Windows systems.

     o Added Data -> Active data set -> Export active data set.

     o Reworked package initialization so as not to fail when a required 
package -- probably car -- is missing (thanks to Brian Ripley for help here).

     o Reworked options, mostly for better font support in non-Windows 
systems, but also to allow configurable size of log window, etc. Made 
default log window larger.

     o Added check box to the Commander window to enable/disable attaching 
of active data set.

     o Added flexibility to Data -> Import data -> From text file. Other 
small changes to Delete variables and Recode dialogs.

     o Added Statistics -> Summaries -> Active data set.

     o Cleaned up some dialogs -- for example, lm and glm dialogs have 
initial focus in the lhs field and tab directly to the rhs field.

     o Changes to all dialogs to ensure better behaviour, particularly in 
fast Windows XP systems: preventing scrollbars from sticking and dialogs 
from displaying completely (thanks to Peter Dalgaard and, especially, Marc 
Schwartz).

     o Re-executing lines from the log with assignment to a list (or data 
frame) element (e.g., data$x <- y) now works.


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John Fox
Department of Sociology
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M4
email: jfox at mcmaster.ca
phone: 905-525-9140x23604
web: www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/jfox